S Dhanu Saranya, an accountant in an IT firm in the city, rushes to office on days when she has an inkling that the shoe flower plant is going to blossom. The plant is grown in the rooftop garden of the office.
An innovative idea of the IT firm has made its employees come to their workplace with anticipation sans Monday blues. All of them are eager to see what their latest love - a rooftop organic garden - has produced during the weekend.
Director of Elysium Technologies Pvt Limited Muthumari Ayyakannu said she and her partners, managing director K Sundaresh and Dhanalakshmi Sundaresh, had come up with the idea to start a rooftop garden on top of their office building in Anna Nagar six months ago as they felt that beautiful green plants would be the best stress-busters for their employees.
She said they were always concerned about the stress levels of their 150-odd employees. A green shade net was erected and they went in for organic cultivation of vegetables, flowers and fruits.
Every single employee was enthusiastic about the project from day one. They formed groups and took up turns to maintain the garden. They water, weed and fertilize the plants and tend to them caringly when their turn comes.
These tech-savvy youngsters also bring bags of kitchen waste and bottles containing water in which rice and vegetables were washed, so that it could be fed to the plants.
"Kitchen waste is good manure and we have been wasting it all these years and it is rewarding to see plants become robust and healthy with this natural diet,'' said an employee.
K Senthil Kumar, an employee, said an organic rooftop garden in a workplace has numerous benefits.
"If you set up a rooftop garden in your home, it would benefit only your family. But when we take these fruits and vegetables home, the message is spread among our neighbours who realize the goodness of organic fruits and vegetables,'' he said.
"I was thrilled when I saw a cucumber appear from the flower in the climber. It became a succulent cucumber one Monday,'' Dhanu Saranya said.
The employees also make their own concoctions with herbs like tulsi, Adathoda and Siriyanangai when someone in office has cough or fever for instant relief.
When season starts, guava and pomegranate plants also produce many fruits and employees wait with anticipation for their turn to pluck.
"These fruits and vegetables are tastier than the ones we buy in supermarkets,'' they said.
Muthumari said that they also allow their employees to bring their kids to office and visit 1,000 sq.ft garden.
"India is an agricultural country and we take this opportunity to create awareness among young children. Nowadays, most children get to see a tomato plant only on paper,'' she added.
Source : Times of India
An innovative idea of the IT firm has made its employees come to their workplace with anticipation sans Monday blues. All of them are eager to see what their latest love - a rooftop organic garden - has produced during the weekend.
Director of Elysium Technologies Pvt Limited Muthumari Ayyakannu said she and her partners, managing director K Sundaresh and Dhanalakshmi Sundaresh, had come up with the idea to start a rooftop garden on top of their office building in Anna Nagar six months ago as they felt that beautiful green plants would be the best stress-busters for their employees.
She said they were always concerned about the stress levels of their 150-odd employees. A green shade net was erected and they went in for organic cultivation of vegetables, flowers and fruits.
Every single employee was enthusiastic about the project from day one. They formed groups and took up turns to maintain the garden. They water, weed and fertilize the plants and tend to them caringly when their turn comes.
These tech-savvy youngsters also bring bags of kitchen waste and bottles containing water in which rice and vegetables were washed, so that it could be fed to the plants.
"Kitchen waste is good manure and we have been wasting it all these years and it is rewarding to see plants become robust and healthy with this natural diet,'' said an employee.
K Senthil Kumar, an employee, said an organic rooftop garden in a workplace has numerous benefits.
"If you set up a rooftop garden in your home, it would benefit only your family. But when we take these fruits and vegetables home, the message is spread among our neighbours who realize the goodness of organic fruits and vegetables,'' he said.
"I was thrilled when I saw a cucumber appear from the flower in the climber. It became a succulent cucumber one Monday,'' Dhanu Saranya said.
The employees also make their own concoctions with herbs like tulsi, Adathoda and Siriyanangai when someone in office has cough or fever for instant relief.
When season starts, guava and pomegranate plants also produce many fruits and employees wait with anticipation for their turn to pluck.
"These fruits and vegetables are tastier than the ones we buy in supermarkets,'' they said.
Muthumari said that they also allow their employees to bring their kids to office and visit 1,000 sq.ft garden.
"India is an agricultural country and we take this opportunity to create awareness among young children. Nowadays, most children get to see a tomato plant only on paper,'' she added.
Source : Times of India
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